Those who have walked the path of fear or dispair
What would they say?Dear ones, we can NOT be fair-weathered followers of our LORD and Saviour!
Just like the folks who cried out "Master, carest thou notthat we perish?" NO...NO....NO!Our Lord DOES care! He ALONE cares perfectly for each and every oneof us!
When despair/ fear comes rumbling around for attention REMEMBER these precious words of a dear old saint... George Matheson of Scotland from his 'Thoughts for Life's Journey'...
"My soul, reject not the place of thy prostration! It has ever been the robing room for royalty.
Ask the great ones of the past what has been the spot of their prosperity; they will say, 'It was the cold ground on which I once was lying.'
Ask Abraham; he will point you tothe sacrifice of Moriah.
Ask Joseph; he will direct you to his dungeon.
Ask Moses; he will date his fortune from his danger in the Nile.
Ask Ruth; she will bid you build her monument in the field of her toil.
Ask David; he will tell you that his songs came from the night.
Ask Job; he will remind you that God answered him out of the whirlwind.
Ask Peter; he will extol his submission in the sea.
Ask John; he will give the palm to Patmos.
Ask Paul; he will attribute his inspiration to the light that struck him blind.
Ask one more - the Son of Man. Ask Him whence has come His rule over the world. He will answer," On the cold ground on which I was lying, on the Gethsemane ground, I received my sceptre there."
Thou too, my soul, shalt be garlanded by Gethsemane.
The cup thou fain wouldst pass from thee will be thy coronet in the sweet by-and-by.
The hour of thy loneliness will crown thee.
The day of thy depression will regale thee.
It is thy desert that will break forth into singing;
it is the trees of thy silent forest that will clasp their hands.
"Danger, darkness, defeat and death before us; and the cry of despair unto the Almighty that brings the crown of deliverance, into safetyand light, victory and life!
Disciplined by desperation we come toknow the Strong DELIVERER!"
'The Disciplines of Life' by V. Raymond Edman
How apt this sharing is from another sister in Christ who is half the globe away from me. In fact while she was sharing this in our Ladies' Group, she was told to evacuate her home and in the midst of packing, as Wilma is going to hit her homeland soon.
I thank You, Lord, once again, for speaking.
With a thankful heart,
Jesselyn Ng
posted by Jesselyn Ng @ 2:34 PM
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